NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE Reviews (NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE)Average Rating: 2.9 (162 Ratings)Filter ResultsCompare NORTRIPTYLINE HYDROCHLORIDE with similar:
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| RATING | REASON | SIDE EFFECTS FOR NORTRIPTYLINE H | COMMENTS | SEX | AGE | DURATION/ DOSAGE | DATE ADDED |
| 5 | depression | dry mouth | saved my life for 26 years but now that I have lost weight. I am getting depressed again. Maybe I should adjust my level? | F | 50 | 26 years 125 MG 1X day | 8/30/2011 | 3 | Anxiety, Migraines | Rapid Heart Beat (for 12 years) Heart Palpatation (just recently, ~2 weeks) | I originally thought that Nortyiptyline was a great drug, better than SSRIs at releiving anxiety and also helped with migraine prevention. After a few weeks I developed tachychardia (rapid heart rate; a known side effect) and dropped the dose from 80 mg to 40 mg. This helped, although heart rate is still rapid. However, very recently I've developed persistant heart palatations that I belibve are drug related (when I skip a few days they go away). Strange to develop this after 12 years. I've tried every other medication and nothing else has helped me, so not sure what I will do, but I can't handle the heart problems. For those with meidcal backgrounds teh drug is also known to cause QTc prolongation (which is why an overdose can be deadly). | M | 38 | 12 years 40-80 mg 1X day | 7/6/2012 | 5 | No side effects | I love this medicinel. I take it for severe pain. If you take it at night you will sleep late the next morning, so I take mine in the middle of the day and can not tell I even take it. I take 25mg and I AM on the dose of 4 a day, which is 100mg a day. Does it help my back? Yes---It help my nerves ( which everyone knows) affects your back. I have a disk desease . | F | 67 | 10 years 25mg 4X day | 6/17/2011 | 1 | Migraine headaches | My Neurologist prescribed Pamelor for my Migraines and it works wonderfully well. However, I looked for a generic when it became so expensive. I now use the Watson Labs Nortriptyline and it works just like the brand Pamelor. When a drugstore CVS used the Nortriptyline HCI, I had unbelievable headaches. I get the Watson Labs version at Brunos Pharmacy. I cannot tell the difference between that and the brand Pamelor except it only costs $5.00 | I do not like the weight gain (20 lbs. in 10 years) and have to be very careful about my diet. But the good part-- I have only 2 or 3 migraines per year instead of 15 plus. | F | 63 | 10 years | 5/3/2007 | 5 | Prevent migraines | This has been a miracle drug for me. Besides effectively preventing migraines (except for one that slips through only very occasionally), it also helps me fall asleep and decreases nerve pain in my lower back. I take 30 mlgrams at night. | F | 55 | 7 years | 11/25/2005 | 4 | Severe Chronic Pain | Dry mouth after recently increasing my nightly dose from 60mg to 90mg | I suffer severe chronic pain as the result of multiple injuries received in a car accident. Nortriptyline allows me to sleep at night and also helps to control the muscle spasms/cramps I experience in my lower legs & feet. A year ago I tried to come off this drug but after a number of falls, leg & foot cramps - I am back on it | M | 58 | 7 years 90 1X day | 8/22/2017 | 5 | two discs herniated | I have night sweats and hair loss (but I'm also in menopause so go figure...), sometimes hard to start to urinate. | Despite of the side effects described above it basically saved my life- I'm functioning normally, I walk, garden, do everything I need to do. Before I was in such pain I could not function, walk or stand still. If I need to wait in line for a long time I prefer to sit after a while, the same with longer walks (sit & rest for a moment ) but I drive and do everything I could not do before. Even if I'll became bold I'll still will take it. The other option is surgery. Gabapentin is also taken for that but per my neurologist it is not as effective - for about 50% of people who have such pain- Nortriptyline's effectiveness is much higher then Gabapentin's. . | F | 50 | 5 years 50 mg 1X day | 5/11/2013 | 4 | Fibromyalgia | Dry mouth and eyes, drowsiness, difficulty waking up. | This medicine works well for me. The side effects are manageable and the improvement to my pain level is worth it. | F | 25 | 4 years 20 MG 1X day | 9/16/2015 | 5 | migraine associated dizziness | None but I am on a low dose. | This med was a life saver for me. It really reduced the dizziness and vertigo I was having pretty much 24/7. I have a history of atypical migraines so I'm pretty sure my constant dizziness was related and why this med helped. I still get dizzy on days but I'd say I'm about 90-95% on most days. It took about 4-6 weeks for me to feel better. My starting dose was 20mg and I now maintain on 10mg. | F | 35 | 3 years | 1/1/2017 | 5 | Chronic Migraines | My side Effects are Vivid Nightmares, dry mouth, weight gain. Loss of sexual appetite. | I used to receive 3 migraines in a week. Prevented me from living a life. work was effected, plans etc. Ever since taking this drug I only get 3 in a span of 3-4 months, which In turn for me is a fair trade of the side effects I have. | F | 25 | 3 years 25MG 1X day | 10/8/2014 | 3 | Sinus headaches, sinus nerve damage | Dry mouth, heart burn. Caused my prolactin levels to become high making it impossible to become pregnant while on this medicine. | Worked okay. Was very hard to get off of. Caused my prolactin levels to be high resulting in years of heart breaking infertility issue. Did not find out until years later that this was causing my prolactin levels to be high and caused thyroid issues. All of these issues went away after coming off of the medicine. Just want other woman to know about this random side effect. | F | 30 | 3 years 40 mg 1X day | 2/4/2012 | 5 | Fibromyalgia-no sleep | Taste of poison in mouth all day. | I can sleep and feel refreshed! Changed my life :-) still have pain but as I can now sleep, I can manage it so much better. For anyone interested, I also take Tramadol (Extended Release is Essential) 100 mg twice a day(a.m. and p.m.) with 500 mg Paracetamol (increases the effectiveness of Tramadol). I am not pain free by any manner of means, but a huge improvement from how the pain was when I took the 50 mg immediate release capsules. Best wishes to all that are struggling with health and medication issues. | F | 57 | 2 years 50 mg 1X day | 9/28/2015 | 5 | yes | none | really helped me get back on track and stay there, feels good to be able to do that | F | 52 | 2 years | 1/22/2008 | 4 | low backpain and could not sleep | I cannot trace any side effects to this Rx. | I have been taking 50mg for about 2 years at bedtime, I usually take it about 2 hours before I go to sleep, as soon as i get to bed I'm sleepy, no trouble waking up at 6 a.m. for work each day. They only drug that has been able to keep by back pain in check and keep me from turning over 10-20 times per night due to the back pain. I would recommend it. | 53 | 2 years | 3/15/2008 | 4 | Neuropathy | Dry mouth | Works well for me. Was taking 25 mg for neuropathy, but my Dr moved it up to 50 mg due to shingles pain. It was at that time I started to get dry mouth. | F | 50 | 2 years 50mg | 3/21/2017 | 4 | Migraine-Associated Vertigo/Dizzy | Drowsiness after taking med- I take it at night because of this. I also think it may contribute to my chronic dry eyes. | I had migraine-associated vertigo/dizziness almost constantly for over a year when I finally decided to try this medication. I also had other migraine symptoms like photophobia and phonophobia. I had full-blown migraines with visual aura and hand numbness 3-6 times a year. I tried verapamil before this med with no help. I experienced improvements in my symptoms within a month or two but I actually improved even more over the following 6-12 months. The dizziness is now so much better. I even have days where I don't notice it at all (I used to spend entire days in bed because I felt so bad). The main time I notice dizziness now is post-menstrual (estrogen rising?). The photophobia and phonophobia are mostly gone but I still get 3-5 full-blown migraines a year. This drug has helped give me my life back. I experienced little side effects. I rate 4 instead of 5 because the dizziness is not 100% resolved. | F | 33 | 2 years 10-30mg 1X day | 3/11/2015 | 4 | Classic Migraines | couldn't sleep the first week, but that went it away, which is interesting since it treats insomnia sometimes. Decreased sexual libido, that never got better.. | I was taking it as a preventative for migraines, It worked great..I would only have 1 maybe every 4-6 months down from 1-2/week that last about 8 hours each, and leave me unable to function. However, During the last 6 months I've had to keep uping the dosage, and now my primary doesn't want me on it any longer due to the fact that it is worsening a heart issue, so I'm going to have to get off of it..it worked so good for so long, but the risks of my heart supposedly outweigh the benefits for the migraines (so says the dr) i'll see what my cardiologist says. | M | 19 | 2 years | 4/15/2006 | 5 | Migraines | Dry Mouth, decreased libido, sexual dysfunction | I am very pleased with this medication. I have only had 1 migraine in the last year. I don't love the sexual dysfunction portion but its a fair trade. | F | 26 | 1 years 50mg 1X day | 3/29/2011 | 5 | Back pain and nerve damage | Appetite suppressed and night sweats | F | 36 | 1 years 100 pnight | 3/31/2014 | 5 | Pain killer | Mild constipation, increased appetite, mild weight gain | This pill is a miracle for me! After suffering debilitating abdominal pain after eating anything, and dropping down to 5 stone 7 in weight, my doc decided to try me on nortriptyline to help. And my oh my has it helped. I was weeks from death if my condition had carried on the way it was, and this pill took away almost all of my pain. I enjoyed food again with no crippling pain afterwards and am now at a comfortable 7 stone in weight and sleep great every night. It takes a good couple of months to get into your system and for any side effects to die down, but they do die down and it really is worth sticking with to see if it works for you. | F | 38 | 1 years 10mg 1X day | 10/16/2022 |